UWL welcomes Robert Vaughan as Head of Psychological Sciences
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Associate Professor Robert Vaughan was recently appointed Head of Psychological Sciences at UWL’s School of Human and Social Sciences (SHSS). Robert completed his PhD in 2016 examining 'The Role of Intelligence in Sports' in 2016.
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Robert has cited the institution’s overall positivity rating as the top provider in England in the National Student Survey (as per Times Higher Education) as a key factor for joining UWL:
It was great to see psychology ranked so highly out of 116 psychology departments and I hope to continue this positive experience for current and future students.”
Robert’s key areas of responsibility will be leading the Psychological Science discipline, including oversight of the learning and teaching provision, mentoring early career researchers and the subject’s contribution to institution level metrics such as the Research Excellence Framework (REF), Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) and Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Robert’s research focuses on three areas of sport and exercise psychology, namely executive function, personality and psychometrics. All three intersect across athletic expertise and the individual differences associated with elite athletes. Robert is a passionate advocate of open science, an innovative approach to the scientific process based on collaborative work and transparent ways of diffusing knowledge, with specific focus on measurement.
Psychology is such a young science when you compare it to disciplines like physics. Therefore, many of our tools are still being refined. I compare psychological measurement to the first laser. Look how far this technology has come along since the 1960s. Psychology is undergoing a similarly exciting transformation as a science.”
Robert has published over 40 books, book chapters and peer-reviewed articles and given interviews on this body of work to outlets such as the BBC. This work was achieved in collaboration with international researchers and research students.
Robert's research has received external funding, and he has given invited talks on his research to organisations such as the Football Association England.
He currently sits on the editorial boards of the journals Stress & Health and Perceptual and Motor Skills and is the outgoing Research Lead for the British Psychological Society's Sport and Exercise Psychology Division.
Robert is keen to collaborate with researchers from across the institution and looking forward to participating in the world leading interdisciplinary work at the University of West London.
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